New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-16
ATTEMPT TO KILL THE CZAk
IT'S PROBABLE EFFECT UPON THE PEACE
OF EUROPE.

THnEATs BY MR.. DILLON-THE PubLishEh'
YIELDING TO JUST DEMANDs-DR
PARKER-MRs. POTTER
BY CABLE TO TIE TRIBUNE.
Copvrtoht 1857, North American Cdote Ne'os 20.
LONDON, March -l5.-NO authentic particulars
Of the reported attcnCt 10 assasSi
nate the Gar have yet been re.
celved in London: but the generai oellci
to-day Is that something serious really happened,
Il is imuossibl. vet TO say what The Pail Mall
Gazette" which may be depended on for the oillcio
Russian version, declared that the so-called at
tempt was merely the arrest of some students an
incident without importance and that The 'zai
dcrurturc for Gatschina had been hxed pelorc-
hand This may or may not be true, puo IL oocs
not gain crcdencc, merely because the Iussi"h
organ asserts it. Berlin and Vienna telcgraihs
show that both those capitals are ae1tated' III
bath Foreign Offices the truth Of tic story is be-
licyed and both are speculating on the probable
consequences IT, the Cars foreign policy.
Tic impression made by Mr.. Chamberlans re-
marlxable speech at Birmingham is not on the
whole favorable TO Liberal reunion. The seech Is
regarded as an admission of the failure OF the
Rosnd Table Conference. The Irish resent strong
" his strong rcstatemcnt Of the points on winch
lie declares it impossible to make CONCESSIONS III
Liberals are rather taken aback by MS CAIN
demonstration that after all the only man WHO
really stands in the way of reunion OF 'he part!
is Mr.. Gladstone. They naturally protest against
fhah view, but concede, however, that the speech
is one which Mr. Gladstone alone can answer, un-
less ready TO admit that it is unanswcrabie.
The sum Of the whole matter is that Mr.. Chanl-
bcIlain is conciliatory in language but lnmoNapie
in things substantive and vital. sir George Ire
yelyan, moreover, is believed 10 have returned To
fr1, In HY1tt
ut the pevonshrc Club.
st ,ries of Cabinet dissensons continue to circu-
late all hnging on the supposed differences pe-
tween Lord Salisbury and Mr.. Goschen on Hisp
matters. But they can hardly amount 70 nh"c"'
Mr. Goschen before agreeing to enter the Mllls'Is
went over the whole ground and found hlInSch
able to agree in principle with his present COZ
leagues and nothing has since occurred TO modnS
the fundamental conditions of the land or othef
Irish questions. II things have got worse from
the Tory point of view, IL Is because OF Milis'cI'
inesoution and timiditx. No Coercion Dill aitef
Easter is the latest watchword. The Dill VIII p'
broucbt in when, if ever Closure has been adopted.
but no serious effort will be made 10 pass IL lh'"
law for some weeks to come. Other stories oi
Tory revolt and coming dissolution ol larLalhch'
are new flights Of old canards
Mr. Dillon's speech at Tipperary proves that he.
st least is superior to discoulngement, Whethef
nom Mr. Chamberain's stubbornness or the I'M
minencc of coercion. His present line Is TO warn
the magistrates and police that they would pet'c'
not have much TO do with COERCION since iiolhe
Rule is sure TO come. One sentence OF MI Dllon ;
Is curious enough TO deserve quoting in full ;
sTLce is no magistrate nor policeman In ifclano
who does not know in his heart that Mr. IarneD
fl,a ,,Ilor of
tive. That might seem TO De a careless express
sin. but a little later in the speech Mr.. DllIop
SAYS again. "They know perfectly well that MI
Pamell will be their master as he VIII be The mas
Ter Of this country, within very short 'ime'
Such declarations are used with great effect ID
England to alienante Liberal sympathy.
The Russian Embassy has at last thon3h'
nropcr +, deny the alleged surentitous purchase
or Admiralty designs. Save ths dchlai ,heie =
nothing new relating 10 matter already nan
torro,ton. Scarcely comment on the subject has
sppcarcd this week.
Mcssrs. Macmillan arc now TO be addcd 10 '"'
short list of publishers who have followed MOSES
Ioncmans lead in PROMISING 10 exhibit vouchers
with authors accounts They like MI Murray
rro, est that they have ever been wllhh@' wien
asked 10 fulfil this obligation. which they say the
law exacts 1t may be doubted whether inc Ia"
.xocte II. except indirectly. The authors remedy
hitherto has been an application to the Court OF
rbancerv. which would order an IN
snection Of the disputed accounts; but few
.utbors cared to push matters so far. what Eng
Itch nubsbers resent and resist is being called on
IN do business with authors on business pilncipieS'
Dr Oliver Wendell Holiness first paper in The
Atlantic Monthly. on his visit to England gets
eheery greeting from The Daily 1dtgrdpd
which devotes a column of editorial to
the consideration of the article. Taken
.toyetber.n concludes this journal, Dr.
Uolmes,s comments will be read with delight by
his many friends and admirers in this country. all
the more IN because their unaffected naturalDess
and smplicity give evidence of spirit as fresh and
hr,ott as the evergreen veteran from whose pen
they sprung"
report is cabcd here that Plymouth Church
"a thinking of Dr. Parker of London,
s successor to Mr.. Beecher 1t was
Mr.. Beechers association with DR.. Parker
winch helped to make his last visit to London
fa;lnre. Dr. Parker attracts large congregation
Of people who mistake coarseness for vgor. He is
undoubtedly plausible preacher. not devoid of
ability. and clever at stage managing He would
prove formidable rival to Dr. 1almage, whether
Is a theo .ogian OF man of business.
nThe most interesting debut to Americans at this
B weeks Drawing Room will be that of Mrs. Arthur
Post. who will be presented in the diplomatic
circle.
Mrs. James Brown Potter's first appearance at
Che Haymarket Theatre has finally been fixed for
Z March 20 English theatrical papers and critics
E continue to publish jealous little paragraphs
to prove their dislike of seeing new
American actress on the English stage. They barp
on the fact that Mrs, Bancroft Is coaching Mrs.
Potter If she succeeds" says one writer. she
will owe her success largely to Mrs. Bancroft" 1t
, Il true that not only Mrs. Bancroft but Mr..
f Bancroft, also. has shown great interest in
+ Mrs. Potter'ssuccess and they have both done and